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Watching the wrong videos, OK. 10 years from now they'll be so popular Lowes will be selling them along with the China side x sides. And any part needed will be on Ebay. Harbor freight has the 14hp engines for $380. So ha-ha......yea. They're fine for the capacity they have. Don't buy one...

You're probably not interested so haven't looked around. Tons of videos on Youtube proving they are indeed capable, pay off quick, and hold up. Many guys out there making money with them. From what I've seen, I completely disagree with your statement.

We're just on the start of the micro-miniEx population boom. Already near new ones are for sale all over. A few years from now, used ones (maybe with minor problems) will be selling for a few thousand. Some years back I picked up a ARPS backhoe attachment and adapted it to my '83 Mustang SS...

I've got 8 of those, U jug or Utility Jug brand. Buy them at Runnings when on sale for $19.99. I have the white translucent ones for diesel and/or gas because you can see how much is in them. Handy when filling them. Don't need the VP or Sunoco stickers for the extra $8 thanks. Never used a...

Call it what it is, a hollow exhaust box. No muffling going on there. Nope, don't have one......yet. Maybe the OEM muffler can be 'cleaned' out? .......and save $50

It's a hollow box. How much 'muffling' can it do?

As a machinist who's made parts for worn out equipment, I disagree with that statement :D

Wow that's quite a reminder to 'check your work'!

I'll answer that.....Way oil......except real way oil has gotten very expensive. I've seen mention of 'bar & chain' oil and always though it was a joke. Recently I picked up a quart of same, and come to find out it's the right viscosity and has tackifier added to it just like 'real' way oil...

I shouldn't have opened and read thru this thread. It might not affect me right away, but it will eventually I suspect :D

Instead of getting the one he looked at with the collected quick coupler and bucket, he got another one that had the quick coupler and bucket.....and 7 hrs on the clock.

I think if the dealer at least made the effort to wash and wipe off the grease it would have went a long way. New machines should look new, the dealer should have that bit of pride and put in that small effort. Delivering the machine as clean as practical, might have made the 7hrs not so hard to...

Also if it's a cast aluminum trans case......they can break more easily than people think. Sorta related, my neighbor has a Kubota with a backhoe on it. He was working out a stump. Cracked the cast aluminum case. Expensive part and expensive labor to replace. He (and I) was shocked to see it...

Honestly they are good neighbors, but I can't get a word in edgewise when I interact (listen to) them. Not worth the effort to ask more details. All I know is what was said... as I said. Apparently the guy's been in trouble with the cops before. They went to the seller?? Really, would you think...

Yes tractors are cool and handy. If you were ever in a position to need/want/could use/ a Forklift...... Now that's another whole level of handy. I have several that are currently under my care.

Neighbors event barn/ ice cream store, cameras caught perp stealing their utility trailer. Then they found it for sale on marketplace (by HIM). State police wouldn't do NOTHING. Video proof of him taking trailer off the property. Best of luck.......

Wow those tail wheels are dirt cheap! 25 yrs ago I bought a used-abused Woods 5ft brushog, no tail wheel. I called the Woods dealer, $375! Went to an auto junkyard, got a front strut/wheel/tire off of a Datsun. Scrounged up some ball bearings, barstock, a few bits turned on the lathe, welded...

And this is why I have 2 accounts on Facebook Marketplace. If they get pissed off at my alias, I come along and make the deal. I had one guy get all weird on a compressed air drier, answered 1 of 4 questions I had, then went silent. Guy was a flake. They abound on Facebook and Craigslist. I...

OP solved the problem by page 5, now up to page 11. My only thought is, I'm amazed how many people are saying "Pull on it" and/or "Hammer on it". FYI, there are ball or roller bearings, among other components, inside the case that don't respond well to shock loads. A puller that pulls on the...

Whatever changed with Airgas, they now could care less about lease or ownership, and just exchange MT for Full. Some years back, very strict about leases or proof of ownership, and if you brought in a bottle that wasn't on your account, you had 2 choices if you couldn't produce paperwork. 1...

Well, $750 for the BH attachment, that needed $400 in new hoses. And the $2500 Skid Steer, than needed $400 in wheel motor repairs. But well worth the time and money IMO.

I dunno.....I'm cheap. Don't like to tie up $$$$ in machinery I only need occasionally. I picked up this Backhoe attachment off of CL years ago for $750, adapted it to the $2500 1983 Mustang SS, and it's been a heck of a lot better than a pick & shovel ever since. Both needed some work when I...

That's really interesting. I'd like to see actual proof of that happening, especially with a company as big as GM. I've never heard of the BBB 'taking' anyone's 'case', they aren't a legal firm. Details would be interesting to hear. Edit: That guy that told you that story must have got lucky...

OP might be an old guy that's not on the 'net much? Whoever he is, he's not much interested in opinions or help from this forum Maybe he's forgotten his AOL password? :geek: The BBB The Better Business BS organization, is a complete joke. The most they'll do for anyone is post a bad review of...

If that kid, belted to that mower wants to drive it around without the blades turning, I say go for it (with proper instruction beforehand) Apparently there are some folks commenting here that don't realize kids that age participate in Motocross events with real motorcycles that go quite fast...

The glow plug controller can be a plug in time delay relay. Changing it out can be simple. Check your parts book.

Looks like a good ap for a Poly-Vee belt. Like the kind on a modern car that runs the engine accessories. Much higher power transmission capability, less slipping, cooler running. Leave it a bit more loose in case of a big jamb up, and it'll slip a bit instead of do damage. A timimg belt with...

Back in the '80's I leased bottles from the LWS and it was an expensive PIA. They sold out to Airgas and the lease bills stopped coming. A buddy worked at the local Linde branch and kept me in lease free tanks for many years, just paid for contents. FFW to 5? years ago, he no longer worked...

What that means I have no idea.....

So if you drop some copper (tubing, washers, etc) down in a steel fuel tank, is there any danger of interaction between the copper and the sheet steel? Like....will it eat a hole thru the steel tank bottom?

I googled Seabond and all that comes up is Seafoam and denture adhesive ??

I've never told my compactor that, and wouldn't dare as I don't want to chance it working less effectively after it realizes it's not suited to the job at hand :geek:

The plate compactor's work OK, I've got an older one that I use on my projects. They move at their own pace, which is maybe 1 MPH. I'd think if you pulled one along behind anything, it wouldn't be in contact with the ground long enough to do much of anything. They're relatively light and depend...

I don't know, but I imagine eventually the drainage thru the larger stone underneath will clog with decaying leaves and then puddles will appear. At that point it will probably need to get torn up and re-done. That might be after my time.

In the past when I've bought Power Service or Howes I've always been skeptical if I paid $8-12 for a quart of diesel fuel and not much more. Power Service used to smell like it had Toluene in it, now it smells like diesel fuel. (Which doesn't mean that's all it is). These days, I mix a bit of...

I'm gonna guess if the +/- were connected backwards, it took out at least the regulator. I had an area between buildings 25 x 65ft that over the years became sod when dry and mud when wet/winter. Needed to occasionally drive pneumatic tire forklifts thru there, and that was OK....when dry. Not...

Same experience here. I don't buy them anymore.

I've got this charger from HF, it has a 'repair' mode. It's actually helped a couple batteries. Then a couple months ago, I connected it to one that has some age, but was doing 'ok' in a forklift. After it 'repaired' that battery, it won't crank anything now. I put the charger back on it for...

This thread got me thinking of my SO's 2011 MF 1529 tractor. It only has like 180hrs on it, and still has the OEM battery in it. That's quite a run.

So if you were in the battery business and you could sell a battery that lasts 5 years or 10 years which one makes more money? Bendix-Purolator sold Starter drives, each drive lasts 50k? or 100k? miles. Then they switched to oil & air filters. Filters get throw away after 3-5-7k miles. Way...

THIS. Multiplicities buy this equipment, abuse it for 2-3000 hrs then it shows up on the auction sites. Probably if they keep it longer they loose funding.

Have to take a look next time I go there. Ya I was a bit shocked at first, but then.....not really.

I forget which brand lawn tractors I saw at Lowes a couple years ago that had the plastic transaxles in them. Wonder how many hours they actually rate the life expectancy on them?

Yep. Waaay overloaded and under rated PU trucks pulling bigger-than-mini excavators or large trac loaders. Engine screaming, truck flying down the road. Always a 'if that idiot ever had to stop quick' thought. There's an old barn across the road, built right on the right-of-way with minimal set...

Yes, where I BH is away from any buildings, etc. It's been knocked down years ago, no more flying rocks/stones at this point. Grass near buildings gets mowed with a zero turn.

Jeesh, steel tracks on a steel deck. Maybe a 'one chain and it ain't goin anywhere' mentality as well. Straps, chains, and binders in the tool box do nothing. Putting on an extra or 2 takes a couple minutes and offers great insurance.

I have a 5ft Woods I bought used/abused around 1991. PO had it behind a 100hp tractor and I guess he pretty much never looked back. Oil in gearbox was gone, gears are worn but still work. Did a bunch of repairs on it and it's been good-enough ever since. Gearbox got new bearings, seals, and...

That's a great point. US companies have been copying each other for decades. Even with patented products. Shouldn't be a surprise when a foreign country does it and US patent laws don't apply to them. There used to be a news rag racing parts paper called Parts Peddler. Filled with companies...

I would not doubt that a bit. Could very well be part of a larger plan to further put US companies out of business. The scary part tho, is that many of the Vevor products are of decent quality, and maybe at one time, but no longer 'very low' quality. Zero support seems to be the theme. I've...

I bought some of the forged weld-on hooks on Ebay due to constant frustration of no anchor points or place to hook a chain on the bucket. I think the hooks were like $4 each. They sat for a couple years till last month when I got frustrated again for the umpteenth time. So after I found...

There are 'companies' selling these bucket hook attachments on Facebook with 'fab shop/ weld shop' sounding names. What they sell look identical to the product sold on Vevor, made in China...

FYI anyone hating the modern 5 gal safety cans, I use this type. Large opening, easy fill and pour. A local 'farm' store (Runnings) has generic ones, no label and lower cost. Link for reference: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=fuel+jug&_sacat=0 Also...

Ya beat me to it. I am also glad I do not own anything DEF and never probably will.

I cringe when I see a guy on his lawn tractor holding a toddler on his knee. Happens every summer. Reminds me of many years ago, a guy in this area was doing that, mowing on a hill. Mower rolled and the baby died. As part of his sentence he had to take out many bill board ads with his picture...

Last spring I threw together this Ripper for the 1529 MF. Used it Saturday to expand the wife's flower garden which is kinda rocky. We popped up some rather large rocks here and there, and they were lifting the teeth in spots. She stood on the I beam (held onto the folded down ROPS, it dead flat...

I really hate grease, grease guns, zerk fittings, all that crap. I do own grease guns and a couple tubes of grease but despise using it. When I'm gone, the guys that end up with my worn out junk can deal with it. LOL

So does 'worked on' mean I can rant about the shittty design of the Howard Price TURF BLAZER I owned for awhile years ago? What a pile of crap. A few of it's 'better' points....To change the main drive belt from engine to PTO, you had to pull the engine. To take out the PTO shaft to replace the...

I disagree. Let it get up to at least 140F before applying heavy load. 30 minutes is excessive but 2 is not long enough. Maybe the OP's thermostat isn't working right? Is it really up to 180F? A cold diesel will smoke blue from partly unburned fuel. A warm diesel will smoke black from excessive...

I'm really glad I asked, no Majic for me

The Kubota color they have at TS seems to be the new color. They only have the one choice. I like the newer better than the old color. Any color orange paint will be better than what it looks like now....

Thanks for the replys...I'll be spraying (Rust-oleum) with a HF HLVP gun, I might just get 2 quarts instead of a gallon which is probably an excessive amount for a 5k sized forklift. I wanted AC orange, nothing regionally in quarts or gallons, so Kubota orange it will be. Back around 1991 I...

Forklift so it will be out in the sun. I've used Majic years ago but seem to see more complaints about it in recent years. I assume hardener is worth the money? I'll buy a gallon of paint.

Please share opinions about which brand is better than the other. Maybe this is a Chevy-Ford question?

Back in '93 I bought a well used but cheap Woods 5' hog that spent it's life behind a 100hp tractor. I think the owner never looked back when using it. No oil in it, and gears about 1/3 worn out. Brushogs take a beating and most are rolling demolition derby's. The blade shaft loosens up, the oil...

The electric powered meters ALSO are especially prone to failure. I see all sorts of equipment on Marketplace that looks well used, pic of the hour meter shows 1500 hours. Ad descriptions says 'only 1500 hours', and I think 'Ya 1500 hours when the hour meter quit working 3000 hours ago'... Yes...

I have a tolerance level for dirt and grime. Washing before working on a machine is common sense. Protecting ports from dirt and rust, same thing. Washing after every use is personal choice, some folks don't have the time. If it makes you feel good or feeds your sense of pride, by all means do...

That's the nature of the exercise. Years ago I called about a forklift I saw for sale 60 miles from home. Guy says "come down Saturday morning, has to be 7am as I'm very busy". I get up early Sat morning, drive down, no forklift. I went in the store where it was and woman says "Oh yes that was...

I have an even better approach. Take a buddy along and have HIM play devils advocate. He's the one pulling the dip stick and saying "Just changed the oil?? Looks pretty dirty to me"! And he picks apart any other issues or BS the seller throws at ya. If it agitates the seller you can say "He's...

If I was there to purchase a tractor and the seller said that, I know I'm going to pull the dip stick, open the radiator cap, etc. So I'd be holding the dip stick and saying "when exactly was that when you just changed this oil? Looks like it needs to be changed again"! IOW, call him out with a...

I'm not so sure Tractor Supply's onsite chemical engineer would know the difference between used Motor oil or any other Oil, or be concerned about it. If it became a problem, I'd say it's break in oil from the rebuilt john deere, only has 3 hrs run time on it.

I'd say it's just built too light for the size of the machine period. My GF has a MF 1529, everything about the tractor is minimal. Not a pound of extra metal anywhere on the machine. It would not lift a full bucket of dirt so I checked the pressure relief and it was set 300 psi low. I set it to...

If you're moving it on solid ground, just use the forklift......

2 times? I would think 10 or 20 times the voltage could be produced. That's what does the damage.

Snubber diode, flyback diode, the names continue. There are pre-made cubes called "arc-killers" that contain various combinations of diodes, resistors, and capacitors that all help quell the breakdown voltage that is produced when the coil is de-energized. A relay coil or a solenoid coil can...

Never any F&F or RC in upstate NY unfortunately

Incidentally TSC prices have gone crazy as of late. Rusoleum spray paint....$14 a can. Same exact can at Lowes....$8.50. The local ones have shrunk the tractor parts sections and shelves have more & more bare spots & higher & higher prices, kinda like Central Tractor did before they closed...

I know someone also. I was shocked (as was the owner) to see the housing was an Alu. casting not iron. He managed to find a guy that did the swap, it took lots of hours. Not sure what model Kubota it is.

As the trailer began to sway, and got more aggressive as I let off the gas, I had no clue but in a semi-panic I grabbed the slide on the brake control, and gently applied trailer brakes.....having no idea if it would make things worse or better. Thankfully, the trailer straightened right up...

Has anyone mentioned tongue weight and sway? In the early '80's I was a complete noob, bought a used skid steer trailer, hooked it up to my '78' Chevy heavy half (with 4 ply snow tires on the back) and loaded up a 8000lb forklift. I found out very quickly what 'not enough' tongue weight and sway...

I would never admit to having any either. The worst thing you can do is do a cops job for him IMO. I never incriminate myself or purposly contribute to the negative outcome of their "investigations". But they can and have searched people so I don't think you can hide it. I've hid it in the...

Not only that, the "good guys" can rob you! Civil Asset Forfeiture is becoming more known but a lot of people still don't know about it. That's where the cops happen to pull you over, happen to search your car (or you admit to having cash when they ask you) and then they confiscate it claiming...

I have sold dozens of things on CL, EBAY, and FB Marketplace with no problems. Most all buyers appreciate being able to come out the winner when their lower offer is accepted and I am sure it helps the buyer make the decision to purchase instead of a Firm price. Once in awhile a person can...

The ad had the asking price.....$850 or reasonable offer. And I was OK with taking a lower (reasonable) offer. But not $400 which is just stupid. I responded and told him no. And I said $750 was the lowest I'd go right in my first response.

I put an old Hemi on CL a few years back, had a guy reply from 150 miles away. Made a low ball offer and I politely declined. Next thing I know, the guy is emailing 2-3 times a day asking all sorts of questions about it, (all covered in my ad). He also includes some chit-chat about cars. etc and...

If you end up with it, perhaps you'll post your repairs in another thread. Post a link to your thread in this one

Where are you in upstate? I'm near Corning,NY Years ago I bought a Switzer boiler that the operator ran without the forced draft blower. It plugged up to the point he couldn't use it anymore but was convinced the blower running continuously was not needed. It was quite a clean out project.

This is one reason I wouldn't bother changing any fluids. The other reason is I'm not spending any money on a machine I'm going to be selling. (IF I end up selling it) Let the next guy pick up the maintenance schedule. What's there is what it is. No water in any of the oil because the tractor is...

That is a great looking machine you have preserved there. Beautiful job on the exhaust manifold!

Very exciting plans and all, but as a life long NYS resident, and with the current plan to rid the state of fossil fuels, I'd be relocating to a state farther south with the new build. Eventually I'll be forced out of this state as well. Edit:Looks like walnutman and I were posting...

That is a good view point. Selling to the right buyer could make all the difference.

No battery in it, one front tire historically ends up flat. It's probably a shame to just leave it sit. If I get my mind in the right place I can and have let things go. Hardly ever any regrets after the fact. It's the initial let-go that's hard to execute.

Not the best pics of it...

Thanks. Looks like shiny paint ups the price nicely.

Good points. I guess the blantant question is, how attached to the tractor......and all my other machinery am I. At this point (63) I think I still am. For my purposes, the work I did on it when I got it constitutes all the fixing up I intend to do on it. Overall it's in pretty good shape. GF is...

I bought a 1957 IH 330 Utility back in 1991. Split the tractor and replaced a broken Bull Gear in the trans.-rearend. 12V alternator upgrade, cleaned and painted it up real purdy. Used to to brush hog for many years, plus back blade the driveway with DIY back blade. Motor is some what tired, it...

Nope. Stoddard solvent IS mineral spirits, same thing. It's mostly Toluene with a hint of Naphtha tossed in. Sometimes available in gallon cans at the box stores (Paint dept for Toluene, camp stove fuel for Naptha) for much less than $8 per 16 oz bottle. I've tried the home brew, it works. The...

Very sorry for the OP loss. I just went out and unplugged all the battery chargers.

This reminds me, I grew up in a small town and one of the neighbors had a house with a lot that was probably 50ft x 75ft, no garage. He had a 16hp lawn tractor kept it under a tarp behind the house. It'd take him maybe 15 minutes to cut his grass with it, longer to untarp, fuel up, get it...

NOOO! o_O:poop::sick:

If you go look at the HF ones, if you can check the cutting edges of the chasers. Be sure they are sharp and crisp, not rounded over, or chipped.

I had to do the laundromat thing for a couple years and I saw a couple of funny things. One guy came in, went to the biggest front loader, and stuffed it FULL of several baskets of clothes. Dumped in a cap full of soap, and left. When the machine filled and began to wash, the clothes were a...

10+ years ago a buddy bought a HF hand threader set, and complained it was tearing the threads on the pipe. I took a look at the chasers and the cutting edges were a joke. I sharpened them for him (on a tool and cutter grinder) and then they cut beautiful threads. A couple years ago I picked up...

There should be a country song about caller ID. Like "Thank God for caller ID" similar to "Thank God and greyhound yer gone". It amazes me how many calls I get that show as 'unavailable' or the name of various nearby cities. Hint: No one except the scammers use the name of a city or town for...

A neighbor had a BH attachment on his Kubota and ended up cracking the aluminum trans case. I think any 'subframe' should be extra beefy to avoid stress on the tractor frame/case. I know it's not what you asked, but how about a used skid steer with a BH attachment? I have and old Arps hoe I...

One way to correct the issue is to install a flow control on the tractor hydraulic system. Not easy but flow to aux port can be adjusted down then throttle increased. Load on engine will still be light given application...

I had an area aprox 17 x 45 between the buildings that over the years was sod, some grass, and pretty dry in summer but could get soggy in winter or during rainy days. We need to run the outdoor forklift across it occasionally. Not fun when it was soggy or winter. I asked on a couple forums and...

I don't have any friends. Maybe I'm luckier than it feels.

Hi I have a Deutz 2 cylinder FL 511 in a portable compressor. I would like to install an engine temp gauge, can anybody tell me where the sensors are located on this engine (when equipped with a gauge)? And I'm looking for a place to buy the gauge and sending unit. Any info on where to get...

Lots of good info on this forum, thanks for letting me be a member